Esters derived from 5-nitro quinaldine

ABSTRACT

NOVEL NITRO QUINALDINE ESTERS, HAVING BIOLOGICAL AND THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES AND LOW TOXICITY, HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA WHEREIN R IS A STRAIGHT OR BRANCHED CHAIN, SUBSTITUTED OR UNSUBSTITUTED ALKYL, OR SUBSTITUTED OR UNSUBSTITUTED ARYL, ARALKYL OR HETEROCYCLIC RADICAL. THEY CAN BE MADE BY REACTING 5-NITRO QUINALDINE WITH AN ACID CHLORIDE.   2-(H3C-),5-(O2N-),8-(RCOO-)QUINOLINE

United States Patent 3,632,590 ESTERS DERIVED FROM S-NITRO QUINALDINE Eugene L. Leroi, Bievres, France, assignor to Societe dEtudes de Produits Chimiques, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France I No Drawing. Filed July 22, 1968, Ser. No. 746,300 Claims priority, application Great Britain, Aug. 14, 1967, 37,267/ 67 Int. Cl. C07d 33/48 US. Cl. 260-287 R 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Novel nitro quinaldine esters, having biological and therapeutic properties and low toxicity, having the general formula wherein R is a straight or branched chain, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, aralkyl or heterocyclic radical. They cari be made by reacting S-nitro quinaldine with an acid chloride.

This invention relates to novel esters derived from nitroquinaldine and methods of preparing them.

The esters of the invention may be represented by the general formula:

EXAMPLE 1 S-nitro 8-acetoxy quinaldine 204 g. of -nitro 8-hydroxy quinaldine are dissolved in 1.8 l. of pyridine. 84 g. of acetyl chloride are added with stirring. The solution is cooled at about 0 C. and then acetyl chloride is added dropwise, under agitation and with cooling. After cooling, the reaction mass is poured into 7.5 l. of water and stirred for thirty minutes. The product is drained off and washed with a 5% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, then with Water. After drying, the product is crystallized from ethyl acetate. There is obtained, with a yield of 71%, a crystalline product, poorly soluble in water and soluble in pyridine, acetone and chloroform.

The analysis shows its composition to correspond to the formula C12H10O'4N2.

Patented Jan. 4, 1972 "ice EXAMPLE 2 S-nitro 8-(p.nitrobenzoxy) quinaldine 204 g. of 5-nitro 8-hydroxy quinaldine are dissolved in 1.8 l. of pyridine. g. of p.nitrobenzoyl chloride are added with stirring. The solution is warmed on a steaming bath for one hour. After cooling, the reaction mass is poured into 7.5 l. of water and stirred for thirty minutes. The product is drained off and washed with a 5% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, then with water. After drying, the product is crystallized from ethyl acetate. There is obtained, with a yield of 70%, a crystalline powder, poorly soluble in water and soluble in pyridine and chloroform.

The analysis shows its composition to correspond to the formula C H N O EXAMPLE 3 S-nitro 8-(alpha-furoxy) quinaldine 204 g. of S-nitro 8-hydroxy quinaldine are dissolved in 1.8 l. of pyridine. The solution is cooled to about 0 C. and 137 g. of alpha furoyl chloride are added, with a constant agitation to prevent the temperature, in the reaction mass, from rising above 5 C. Stirring is continued for one night. The reaction mass is poured into 7.5 l. of water and stirred for thirty minutes. The product is drained off and washed With a 5% aqueous sodium carbonate solution, then with water. After drying, the product is crystallized from ethyl acetate. There is obtained, with a yield of 82%, a crystalline product, poorly soluble in water and ethyl ether, soluble in pyridine, acetone and chloroform.

The analysis shows its composition to correspond to the formula C15H10N205.

EXAMPLE 4 S-nitro 8-(5-bromofuroxy) quinaldine Using the same method as in Example 3, 204 g. of 5- nitro 8-hydroxy quinaldine are treated by 219 g. of 5- bromofuroyl chloride. There is obtained, with a yield of 77%, the S-nitro 8-(5-bromofuroxy) quinaldine melting at 137 C. The analysis shows its composition to correspond with the formula C H N O Br.

EXAMPLE 5 S-nitro 8-(5'-chlorofuroxy) quinaldine Using the same method as in Example 3, 204 g. of 5- nitro 8-hydroxy quinaldine are treated by 174 g. of 5- chlorofuroyl chloride. There is obtained, with a yield of 81%, the 5-nitro 8-(5'-chlorofuroxy) quinaldine. The analysis shows its composition to correspond with the formula C H N O Cl.

EXAMPLE 6 5-nitro 8-(5'-nitrofuroxy) quinaldine Using the same method as in Example 3, 204 g. of S-nitro 8-hydroxy quinaldine are treated by 186 g. of 5- nitrofuroyl chloride. There is obtained, with a yield of 76%, the S-nitro 8-(5'-nitrofuroxy) quinaldine melting at 161 C. The analysis shows its composition to correspond with the formula C H N O Toxicity.These compounds have generally a low toxicity. The most toxic is the compound of Example 6 with LD per os of 3.25 g./ kg. on mice and the least toxic the compound of Example 4; at 5 g./kg., there are no deaths after 8 days.

Bacteriostatic activity.The bacteriostatic action has been determined by the technique of dilution in gelose broth on 11 strains of bacteria and results are given in the following table wherein the compounds are named by the number of the corresponding example. The bacteriostatic doses are in ,ugJml.

Example Bacteria 3 4 5 6 Staphylococcus aureus Oxford 25 25 12 Staphylococcus aureus H.B 17.5 25 11 Micrococcus pyogenes UC 1125.. 30 17. 5 11 11 Streptococcus faecalia ATOC 9790 30 25 25 25 Escherichia coli L. 416 25 25 25 Escherichia 0011'. No. 11 25 150 45 Escherichia coli No. 21 45 450 45 Klebsiella pncumoniae L. 444 25 17.5 20 11 Proteus oulgaris X 19 400 400 250 250 Aerobacter aerogenes 300 250 70 70 Pseudomonas aeruginosa L. 414 500 400 300 500 These compounds may enter any usual formula suitable for therapeutic use. As example of presentation may be cited the formula, for gelules:

G. The compound of Example 6 0.100 Lactose 0.050

for one gelule.

The doses to be used are from 0.50 g. to 1 g./day.

For external use these compounds may enter into creams or the like at doses of about 0.01 to 5 g. per g. of drug.

I claim:

1. 5-nitro-8-(5-bromo-furoxy) quinaldine.

4 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Desvignes et a1. As Abstr. in Chem. Abstr. v01. 60, col. 14862 (1964).

Japan 22,742 abstracted in Chem. Abstn, v01. 64, col. 8156.

France 1,174,432, abstracted in Chem. Abstr., vol. 54, col. 19722 (1960).

DONALD G. DAUS, Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R.

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